Supply Chain Specialist

Determined. Imaginative. Curious. If these are some of the ways you describe yourself - we want to learn more about you! At TC Energy, we are Energy Problem Solvers - passionate about transitioning North America to cleaner energy while meeting the energy demands of today and tomorrow. If that sounds like a challenge you want to help tackle, we want you to join our team!

Posting Close Date: May 21st, 2024

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Contract Analyst who has knowledge and experience in supplier relations, project bid management, and management of contracting strategy, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of contracts. This candidate will identify and propose improvements to all aspects of contract management through awareness and appropriate involvement in the profession's body of knowledge and related research, best practices in benchmarking, and knowledge of industry tools and methods. This candidate will also have a commitment to continuous improvement, with respect to contractual KPI performance criteria, and the development of learning sources to enable the Supply Chain Contract Analyst career path. Working closely with the Category Specialists (Leads), Business Units and the Supply Chain (SC) Teams, the candidate will execute the sourcing and contracting strategy to meet project requirements.

This position reports to the Manager, Contracting East. This position is an individual contributor role which may be required to act as a Functional Lead for the coordination of work/function/portfolio daily, without direct reports, but may be required to offer performance input on other less senior positions. This position may also be required to indirectly lead and influence stakeholders and peers.

What you'll do

• Act as contractual liaison between internal business clients and suppliers

• Provide guidance on contractual matters to project managers or other operational staff, including training in contracting practices/procedures

• Perform risk mitigation through identification of potential project, supplier, spend, performance, and safety risk factors and create related actionable mitigation plans

• Collaborate directly with suppliers, project managers and other internal stakeholders to help ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget

• Manage the entire lifecycle of a project including identifying potential supplier base, qualification of suppliers for specific work, creation and negotiation of supplier contracts (agreements), bid events, negotiation of cost savings, market and bid analysis, award recommendations, change order management, invoice attestation, and supplier performance and spend tracking. Prepare and gather project bid documentation, prepare pricing template, coordinate bid events with internal stakeholders and suppliers, conduct desktop review bid meetings, oversee supplier location walkthroughs

• This requires travel (including overnight travel) to project locations and the ability to participate in project location site visits and walkthroughs

• Manage the lifecycle of the bid event including question and answer period, coordination and communication of clarifications, supplemental bid information, and bid submission instructions

• Ensure evaluation criteria is aligned with project strategies and business requirements, analyze bid proposals, negotiate scope and pricing with suppliers, and gather relevant spend, performance, market, and safety data to create and manage project award recommendations

• Create detailed plans/strategies for cost and agreement negotiations and track negotiation results and cost savings through multiple rounds of discussions

• Draft supplier agreements including schedules and exhibits with relevant commercial contract strategies and pricing types, negotiate terms and conditions, negotiate rates, and bring supplier agreements to full execution

• Identify, analyze, and report cost savings

• Perform ongoing contract management including oversight of change orders, mitigation of contract value leakage, amendments to supplier agreements, analyzing volume growth discounts, oversight of contractual rates, and maintenance of the agreement throughout the life of the contract

• Support/manage supplier kick-offs (as required), outlining contract requirements and expectations

• Onboard, coach, and mentor new SC Contract Analysts

• Identify and communicate market dynamics, supplier risk exposure, (disruption, financial risk, interdependence, etc.), cost, pricing and governance issues on a global scale, where applicable, to deliver real advantage and bring significant value to internal stakeholders

• Gather, analyze, and implement market intelligence and supplier management methods for ongoing identification and analysis of supply markets and the key drivers (new market entrants/exits, competitive trends, innovations, substitutions/alternatives, input cost trends) to support strategies and specific sourcing activities

• Conduct individual supplier research (financial health, strengths, weaknesses, past performance, capabilities, etc.)

• Display and advocate a team mentality, participate in team events and work to elevate team dynamics among SC and with other internal stakeholders

• Other tasks as required

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

• 6 years of Supply Chain experience in the development of Supply Chain processes, specifically, project bid management, contracting, and supplier relations (equivalent experience working in the oil and natural gas industry in direct collaboration with a Supply Chain group will be considered)

• Experience in contract creation and execution, contract structure, terms and conditions, contract negotiation, and post award contract management

• Experience managing high value relationships with internal and external stakeholders and applying Supply Chain industry expertise to assist them in achieving their goals and objectives

• Expert level Microsoft Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Supply Chain designation

• Engineering Degree or Previous Experience Working with an Engineering Group

• MBA Degree an asset

• 2 years or more experience in the oil and gas industry

• Pipeline and compressor station construction experience

• Experience with SAP, Ariba, Aravo.

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid

About our business

TC Energy is a leading energy infrastructure company in North America. We have three complementary businesses of natural gas pipelines, liquids (oil) pipelines, and power generation. Our operations span three countries, seven Canadian provinces, and 34 U.S. states.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

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Thank you for choosing TC Energy in your career search.

* Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.

* Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.

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